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USA drawn with Brazil, Croatia, Iran, Slovenia, And Tunisia (NBA.com) [Dec 15, 2009] The 2010 USA Basketball Men's World Championship Team has been drawn into preliminary round Group B and is joined by Brazil (FIBA Americas Zone champion and ranked #14), Croatia (FIBA Europe Zone sixth place finisher and ranked tied for #15), Iran (FIBA Asia Zone champion and ranked #21), Slovenia (FIBA Europe Zone fourth place finisher and ranked #20) and Tunisia (Africa Zone third place ... [via YahooNews] More >>

US drawn to play Iran at basketball worlds (AP via Yahoo! Sports) [Dec 15, 2009] The United States will face Iran, and Greece will take on Turkey in a pair of politically charged group games at next year's world basketball championship. The Americans and Iranians were drawn into Group B on Tuesday along with Croatia, Brazil, Tunisia and Slovenia for the Aug. 28-Sept. 12 competition in Ankara, Kayseri, Istanbul and Izmir. [via YahooNews] More >>

Eduardo return should restore Croatia's cutting edge (Yahoo! Canada Sports) [Feb 12, 2009] The sublime pass from Eduardo da Silva which led to Croatia's winner in Wednesday's 2-1 friendly victory over Romania showed just how much they have missed the Brazil-born striker in the past year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Soccer-Eduardo return should restore Croatia's cutting edge (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) [Feb 12, 2009] The sublime pass from Eduardo da Silva which led to Croatia's winner in Wednesday's 2-1 friendly victory over Romania showed just how much they have missed the Brazil-born striker in the past year. [via YahooNews] More >>

PROCEED WITH (Baltimore Sun) [Dec 23, 2007] Simple safety measures and knowledge about destinations can help to keep travelers out of harm's way ABIRD FLU OUTBREAK IN CROATIA AND England. Kidnappings in Brazil and Mexico. Hate crimes in Moscow. Student protests in Caracas, Venezuela. [via YahooNews] More >>

The Story So Far (POLLSTAR) [Dec 19, 2007] Iron Maiden plays Brazil in March, Italy in June, Germany in July and Romania, Poland and Croatia in August; Lee Rocker beefs up his 2008 schedule with U.S. and Euro dates; Kelly Richey adds Key West, Tallahassee and Boca Raton to her itinerary; new additions for Chris Brown include January Indianapolis and Auburn Hills shows; Creedence Clearwater Revisited hits Vegas in October and Dubconscious ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Brazil remain top of FIFA world rankings (ESPN Soccernet.com) [Aug 22, 2007] Brazil remain top of FIFA world rankings by Global [via YahooNews] More >>

London Weather (Tiscali) [Aug 19, 2007] The most high-profile of the trio is wide midfielder Elano who arrives in an eight million pounds transfer from Ukraine?s Shakhtar Donetsk. A member of Brazil?s Copa America-winning squad in July, the 26-year-old Elano has penned a four-year contract. [via YahooNews] More >>

Arsenal striker Eduardo wins work permit (Tribalfootball.com) [Aug 03, 2007] Eduardo da Silva has been cleared to play for Arsenal after the club successfully appeal to the Home Office for a work permit. The Gunners signed the Brazil-born Croatia striker from Dinamo Zagreb following the sale of captain Thierry Henry. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gunners Get Ed Started (Soccer365) [Aug 03, 2007] Eduardo da Silva has been cleared to play for Arsenal after a successful appeal to the Home Office for a work permit. The Gunners signed the Brazil-born Croatia striker from Dinamo Zagreb following the sale of captain Thierry Henry. [via YahooNews] More >>

Arsenal win appeal to play Da Silva (TeamTalk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport) [Aug 02, 2007] Eduardo da Silva has been cleared to play for Arsenal after the club successfully appeal to the Home Office for a work permit.The Gunners signed the Brazil-born Croatia striker from Dinamo Zagreb following the sale of captain Thierry Henry. [via YahooNews] More >>

GUNNERS GET ED START (Sporting Life) [Aug 02, 2007] Eduardo da Silva has been cleared to play for Arsenal after a successful appeal to the Home Office for a work permit. The Gunners signed the Brazil-born Croatia striker from Dinamo Zagreb following the sale of captain Thierry Henry. [via YahooNews] More >>

Arsenal set to sign Croatia striker Da Silva (People's Daily) [Jul 02, 2007] English Premier League club Arsenal Monday said they have agreed terms with Dinamo Zagreb to sign Croatia's Brazil-born striker Eduardo Da Silva on a four-year contract. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia gets No. 1 seed for Davis Cup playoffs (Fox Sports) [Apr 10, 2007] Croatia was given the No. 1 seeding for the Davis Cup playoffs. The 2005 champions, who lost to Germany in the first round, are one of eight teams seeded for the World Group playoffs, the International Tennis Federation announced Tuesday. Australia was seeded second, followed by Slovakia, Belarus, Chile, Romania, the Czech Republic and Austria. The unseeded teams are Brazil, Britain, Israel, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Microsoft Fights for Office Open XML Standard Approval (Addict 3D) [Apr 03, 2007] When governments in Belgium, France, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Brazil and Croatia moved last year to convert part of their online archives to a new digital open document format called "ODF," they thought the move would sidestep the old rivalry among software vendors including Microsoft, IBM and Sun Microsystems, with their own proprietary formats. [via YahooNews] More >>

Microsoft Fights for Office Open XML Standard Approval (LinuxInsider.com) [Apr 03, 2007] When governments in Belgium, France, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Brazil and Croatia moved last year to convert part of their online archives to a new digital open document format called "ODF," they thought the move would sidestep the old rivalry among software vendors including Microsoft, IBM and Sun Microsystems, with their own proprietary formats. [via YahooNews] More >>

Microsoft Fights for OpenOffice XML Standard Approval (TechNewsWorld.com) [Apr 03, 2007] When governments in Belgium, France, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Brazil and Croatia moved last year to convert part of their online archives to a new digital open document format called "ODF," they thought the move would sidestep the old rivalry among software vendors including Microsoft, IBM and Sun Microsystems, with their own proprietary formats. [via YahooNews] More >>

AZERCELL PRESENTS NEW ROAMING SERVICE (AzerTag) [Dec 23, 2006] Azerbaijan's largest mobile operator 'Azercell Telecom' signed new roaming agreement with Brazil ' Amazonia Celular", " Croatian ' Vipnet Croatia" and Spanish " Vodafone". [via YahooNews] More >>

Ljubicic survives first-round scare (Fox Sports) [Sep 27, 2006] Top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia had to fight hard to overcome Fernando Vicente of Spain 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Thailand Open on Tuesday. Ljubicic needed 19 aces to notch his first victory in three meetings with the Spaniard. The Croatian will next face Germany's Benjamin Becker, who eliminated Brazil's Marcos Daniel of Brazil 6-3, 6-2 in 50 minutes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Think global, shop Fiesta (Austin American-Statesman) [Aug 16, 2006] Janet George seems to get lost in Fiesta Mart. Not that she's unfamiliar with the store that she's been shopping since it opened in 1993. But there's something about the international food aisle that takes her to faraway places: China, Japan, the Caribbean, Vietnam, Germany, Brazil, Italy, England, Poland, Croatia, India, Peru, Pakistan, Africa, Thailand and Mexico. [via YahooNews] More >>